Pre enjoyed Live steam locomotives

I was sitting watching my speeder zip along and contemplating running my Roundhouse Sandy River etc. live steam loco but then decided I couldn't be arsed with all the faffing around. I was wondering if any one out there had any idea of the resale value of one of these things and what I would start at on ebay if it were to be disposed of?

Geoff
King of the chicken people

I've seen it running Geoff and It's a super loco, one of Roundhouse best!

I suspect a little out of my budget though as they are in the upper 1000 new ???

Even though it's US outline, I'm sure someone on here will pick it up for a fair price!

As Brian says (I seem to be agreeing with you a lot recently ) this is arguably the finest Roundhouse locomotive ever produced.

It cost £2339.16 plus 15% VAT with R/C new.

There is usually a long waiting list for one of these and many regard them as collectors items.

I reckon that in pristine condition as yours is, it's value must be near the new price.

However in this economic climate I don't think people will pay that? It might not be viable selling to US because of shipping and exchange rates.
There are a couple for sale here without description at Sunset Valley RR but these are a lot less than above.

I'd hate to see it go for less than it's worth. It may just be worth storing it and waiting.

A lesser market would be in the UK but I really can't see anyone in France wanting it, except me.

It would be a fantastic crowd puller at exhibitions trundling round with those mesmeric outside cranks and black and silver body. Oh and that whistle....

Alas £2000+ would just finish me off as a happily married person and Cilia would rightly be asking, "has our newly resident barn gnome found a job yet?"

I'm good with chickens though....plucking....

Why not put it on Ebay and find out what people will offer. Obviously you could reserve at at 2k or whatever.

I probably will shove it on ebay in the Autumn when I get back to UK

GeoffW wrote:

I probably will shove it on ebay in the Autumn when I get back to UK

Or I could 'look after' it for you for until after September.

"Yeh right" as the teenagers say! It would come back looking like a tram shed thingy

Maybe you could as well set a price when you will be ready to sell it, for this forum and someone could buy it.

I cannot afford yet, maybe someone else could. If nobody can, there's still Ebay.